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Conesville, IA town hall & government

Conesville spent $260,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $609 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Conesville's government.

Town budget

Where Conesville's money goes

Spent
$260,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$609
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$329,000
$770 per resident
Sewer & trash
$68,00026%
Police
$54,00021%
Roads & transportation
$50,00019%
Administration & buildings
$49,00019%
Interest on debt
$11,0004%
Parks & libraries
$9,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,0001%
Health & welfare
$2,0001%
Paid to other governments
$2,0001%
Other
$13,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 41%
  • From the state 18%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Conesville

Full-time staff
1
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$22,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time2 part
Police
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Columbus Community School District

Conesville's K–12 school district, shared with Columbus City, Columbus Junction, Cotter and Fredonia. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,602
Iowa: $13,713
Students
686
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal

  • Local 33%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,602 per pupil, $9,150 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Conesville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,158
a year · Iowa typical $2,897

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Conesville's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Conesville

Conesville is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of Conesville's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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